Major Interstate Collapses in Philadelphia After Tanker Truck Bursts Into Flames

A northbound section of Interstate 95 in northeast Philadelphia collapsed on June 11 after a tanker truck burst into flames beneath an elevated section of the highway, according to officials.
“Today’s going to be a long day. Obviously, with [I-95] northbound gone and southbound questionable, it’s going to be even longer,” Dominick Mireles of the Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management, told local media outlets.
“Heavy construction equipment [is] going to be required to come in to search and remove that debris,” Mireles told reporters.
“I-95 will be impacted for a long time, for a long time,” city Managing Director Tumar Alexander said….

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